§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish the programme and itinerary for the visits of the biotechnology clusters team to centres in the United Kingdom and overseas. [83314]
§ Mr. Battle[holding answer 5 May 1999]: As announced on 16 April, the team of experts who will accompany Lord Sainsbury on a fact-finding mission to examine the growth of biotechnology clusters will undertake a programme of visits in the UK and the United States as follows:
April 1999 May 1999 June 1999 Cambridge Seattle Boston Guildford Central Scotland — Oxford — — In addition, officials are undertaking visits and consultations in Manchester, York, London, Newcastle, Norwich and Cardiff and, where appropriate, will be compiling data on other centres.